Marble 1.0 is going to be released on January 26, 2011. To be able to provide a stable release, we're looking for testers of our development packages. Thanks for your time and any feedback you provide: Via mail to marble-devel@kde.org, via bug reports at bugs.kde.org or via IRC in #marble at Freenode.
Disclaimer
These are development packages which have not been thoroughly tested and may harm your system. Marble is distributed under the LGPL. Please read the terms and conditions.
Installation
You can install Marble conveniently from your Nokia N900 using a one-click installer: Open this website with the browser on your N900 and install the packages by clicking on this link. If you need further instructions, please follow this tutorial.
Marble is also available in the extras-testing repository.
Documentation
- Tutorials on Userbase describing the installation and usage of Marble on the N900.
- Tutorial Video showing the installation and offline routing (German speaker).
Changes between 1.0 Beta 1 and 1.0 Beta 2
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Bugfix | The routing dialog had to be opened at least once before it was possible to calculate a route. |
| Bugfix | A route restored from the last session was only fully shown when the routing dialog was opened at least once. |
| Bugfix | Mercator projection is now default with a different mapping for OSM (faster, no crash at high zoom values). |
| User Interface | The vertical space in the routing dialog was too small when several via points were used or several search results turned up. |
| User Interface | The progress indicator suggested a route was ready too early (when Marble was still busy) |
| User Interface | When upgrading from Marble 0.10 (KDE 4.5), a black frame was shown on the left |
| User Interface | When upgrading from Marble 0.10 (KDE 4.5), two info boxes were overlapping on the bottom right of the map |
| User Interface | Too many icons with arrows on the bottom of the screen were confusing for first time users. Removed one, changed another. |
| Packaging | Removed a couple of plugins that were not used, are not too useful or complicated to setup on the N900: The compass, the Gosmore and Routino offline routers (Monav is still there), a couple of online plugins. |
Changes between 1.0 Beta 2 and 1.0 RC 1
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| User Interface | Include translations. Marble might appear in your native language now. If it does not, please ignore this for now. If it appears in your language, but some english phrases are still around here and there, please ignore this as well for now. If however a non-english phrase results in widgets becoming too large/small, please report a bug. |
| Performance | Various optimizations that double the rendering speed (compared to Beta 1). |
| Bugfix/Performance | Fixed a possibly crash / slowness when using guidance mode in combination with very large routes containing very large motorway parts. |
| Bugfix | When GPS is enabled and the user turns on the screensaver, do not force the screen back on periodically. |
| Bugfix | Use imperial units (miles/feet) when the system is configured like that. |
Changes between 1.0 RC 1 and 1.0 RC 2
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | Add the Hike & Bike Map and the Osmarender map themes to the marble-maps package. |
| Packaging | Fix an upgrade problem in the marble-maps package (package manager reported a conflict). |
| User Interface | Improve the look of the Map View Dialog and make it more responsive. |
| User Interface | Disable the Guidance Mode button (left most of the four large buttons on the bottom) when no route has been calculated. |
| User Interface | Don't show the position indicator anymore when GPS gets disabled. |
| User Interface | Improve the look of the Map View Dialog and make it more responsive. |
| User Interface | Update translations. Marble might appear in your native language now. If it does not, please ignore this for now. If it appears in your language, but some english phrases are still around here and there, please ignore this as well for now. If however a non-english phrase results in widgets becoming too large/small, please report a bug. |
| Performance | More optimizations that double the rendering speed again (compared to Release Candidate 1). |
| Bugfix | Fix a crash when using the Plain Map theme. |
Changes between 1.0 RC 2 and 1.0
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| User Interface | Usability improvements in the Tracking dialog. |
| Bugfix | Ensure that altitude information is stored in saved GPS tracks. Remove current location placemark. |
| Bugfix | Work around Qt Bug 1313: When using different language and regional settings, the language settings must define the GUI language, not the regional settings. |
| Performance | Enable caching for the routing info box. Increases render speed by about 50%. |
Known Issues in 1.0
| Type | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crash | In Globe projection (Map View dialog, not default), Marble crashes at high zoom values. | Open |
| Crash | Marble crashes when using a dummy APN (libicd-network-null) | Qt Bug 16270 |
| Bug | Occasionally a deviation from the planned route is detected by mistake. | Open |
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